New Magic Coach Scott Skiles is excited by the potential of the Magic backcourt.

Our backcourt — and I'm going to put Evan [Fournier] in that group with Elfrid [Payton] and Victor [Oladipo] — in my opinion, has a ton of potential. I think those guys should be excellent defensively, and they will be," Skiles said. Skiles' decision to include Fournier with Payton and Oladipo is certainly interesting, and the latter two should be able to separate themselves pretty quickly. Jun 8 - 10:06 AM

Scott Skiles said that it isn't part of his philosophy to pamper star players.

When asked if coaches have to pamper players more these days, Skiles answered that he didn't think star treatment is necessary. "No, I don’t think so. Some of those terms, there’s big grey area in those terms," Skiles said. "I think what happens is a lot of the organizations might not have a real solid philosophy of the type of players they like and the type of workers." We'll have to wait and see how Skiles implements this philosophy, but players like Victor Oladipo, Nikola Vucevic, and Elfrid Payton will find out soon enough. Jun 4 - 1:34 PM

"What you have to do is develop them," Skiles said. "Under the umbrella of developing guys comes a bunch of different things. Accountability is one of them." There will be no free handouts under Skiles' watch, and it's going to be very interesting to see how Orlando's extremely young nucleus meshes with the intense style that has become synonymous with Skiles' coaching. Jun 1 - 10:10 AM

Aaron Gordon had a surgical procedure to repair a fractured jaw on Tuesday.

He suffered the injury while with his family and was "horsing around with older brother," according to the team. Gordon should still be fine for training camp, but the team has not revealed a timetable. He was an absolute monster in Orlando Pro Summer League, averaging 21.7 points and 11.7 boards. We'll watch him closely in training camp.